Home / 782,890.30-1,174,444.80-333,607.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 782,890.30, 1,174,444.80 and 333,607.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 782,890.30, 1,174,444.80 and 333,607.60 is: 500,458.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    782,890.30 : 1,174,444.80 = 333,607.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    782,890.30/1,174,444.80 = 333,607.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    782,890.30x = 1,174,444.80 × 333,607.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    782,890.30x = 391,803,711,060.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 391,803,711,060.48/782,890.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 500,458.00

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.